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The Queen’s College

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University of Oxford is one of the oldest and most famous universities in the world. It consists of 38 colleges and one of them is the Queen’s College. The Queen's College is a co nstituent college of the University of Oxford, England. This is one of the oldest colleges in Oxford.The College is situated on the High Street in the centre of Oxford. It closes the top five richest colleges of the university. The College also has one of the largest libraries among its colleges. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Queen Philippa of Hainault.Robert had grand plans for the college, with a provost, twelve fellows studying theology, up to thirteen chaplains, and seventy-two poor boys. However, the college did not have the funding to support such numbers, and initially had just two fellows.The college gained land and patronage in the mid-15th century, giving it a good endowment and allowing it to expand to 10 fellows by the end of the century. By 15...

Comparison of secondary education in Russia and the UK

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Education is the process of educating and training people in the interests of society, the individual and the state itself. What is the difference between the education systems of Russia and the UK? Let’s compare them. Features of study in Britain: 1 Before school, parents send their children to preparatory courses. 2 Education is compulsory from 5 to 16 years. 3 All students wear uniforms. 4 In the UK, there is a large selection of schools that accept only boys or girls for training. But in 90% schools are mixed. 5 At the age of 16, students take a state exam, after which they are entitled to continue their studies or start working. 6. In high school, students study only those subjects that they have chosen themselves. 7 To enter the university requires a course of A-levels, which lasts 2 years. Features of study in Russia: 1 Many parents send their children to preschool institutions. 2 Children go to school at the age of 6 or 7 years old. ...